If you have never shipped your pet before, it can be a stressful experience trying to figure out the proper procedure-especially if you are under a time crunch. That is why we scoured the internet in search of the best instructions on “how to ship a pet?” and put them all in one place. The instructions that are included in this list provide different perspectives, stories and tools that could be of use to any first time pet shipper or a pet owner that wants to do a better job the second time around. We hope you find it helpful.
This provides you with a procedure and good resource links. This article is good for someone who wants more detail.
Shipping your dogs and puppies
This article has good tips on shipping a dog. The section on “Why Ship?” turns out to be unintentionally funny because of the author’s use of the the word “bitch”. He uses it in the formal sense but I am afraid that popular culture has made it impossible for us to read that paragraph without a smirk. He also gives his account of a close call that almost occurred traveling by with his puppies.
Kennel Size
This article gives great kennel information and diagrams. In fact we link to this section from our article.
The fuel surcharge is a charge that is added to the price of shipping your package. The reason that is is separate is because the price of fuel needed to transport your package fluctuates with the market value of fuel. When the cost of fuel is low price the shipping companies can reduce the surcharge and likewise when the cost of fuel is high the shipping companies must increase their fuel surcharge.
The following are links to pages that show the fuel surcharges for the big three.
Dimensional Weight is a standardize calculation used by all the big three shippers to access if your package is taking up an undo amount of space. For an extreme example, imagine that you shipped one pen in a box made for a computer. The weight would practically be negligible but it would take up a lot of space in the shipping truck that could be used to ship heavier items. The shipping companies seek compensation for this in the form of the dim weight designation. Normally you do not have to worry about this unless you are shipping a non-heavy item in a large box.
US DOMESTIC AIR SERVICE
(Length x Width x Height = Cubic Inches)/(194)
US DOMESTIC GROUND SERVICE
(Length x Width x Height = Cubic Inches)/(194)
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
(Length x Width x Height = Cubic Inches)/(166)
Good Luck and Good Shipping,
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Our Supplement To Following Video Bikes may be shipped via DHL, Fedex or UPS. The only concern about shipping a bike using these carriers is whether your bike would be considered dim weight . Dim weight packages are priced according to their dimensions and not their weight. In order to check if your package would be considered a dime weight object solve the dim weight calculation once the bike is packaged. This is usually not a problem with bikes because bikes are heavy enough to escape this category.
Learn tips on how to pack mountain bikes for shipping in this free bicycle maintenance & travel video. Get tips on protecting bike parts properly.
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We have the following recommendations:
Put some packing peanuts or packing foam in the box with the child. Packing peanuts or foam may either prevent or minimize damage to the children during shipping.
Tape the corners of the child bearing boxes to keep them from being torn apart during shipping. Box corner tearing is a common shipping problem. However, in this case there is the added complication of minimizing air in the package. Please use your discretion on taping corners or not.
Test packaging by throwing child packed box about three feet to simulate actions of couriers throwing boxes from one courier to another. Once your packaging is standardized it can be used to send other children to other locations.
Insert a sandwich or some real peanuts to tide the child over during transport.
These instructions are meant to be purely satirical and are not to be taken seriously. Seriously!
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This short video found on YouTube is entitled “How to Ship a Guinea Pig”. Although the Guinea Pigs in this video are cute, it does not convey any specific information on shipping Guinea Pigs. Please see our article on shipping small animals or shipping pets. Since we have found this to be a common misconception among our readers-we feel the need to clarify that neither DHL, Fedex, or UPS will ship live vertebrae animals.
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The author of this video found on YouTube recommends putting important documents in a box and we agree. We would like to add a few more points:
Place your documents in a plastic bag, or wrap them in plastic, in the event that the box gets exposed to liquids-such as if it should sit outside in the rain for any length of time.
Wrap your documents in thin plastic bubble wrap to avoid any document tearing.
Try to choose a box that will minimize the empty space inside the box after placing the wrapped documents.
Remember to always used good quality tape and tape the corners of the box closed. Box corner tearing is a common shipping problem.
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We have foraged the internet and gathered all worthwhile links on “How To Ship a Bike” in one place. We reviewed each instructional for content value and have come up with the top 9 instructionals on “How to ship a bike” and have provided them here. Together they provide well rounded information needed to for you to get your bike to its destination. Let us know if we missed something.
#1 Here is an excellent series of video clips designed to help you pack and ship your bike we found on YouTube. The author goes through the steps needed to pack and ship your bike. We decided to break them up into two categories 1) bike disassembly and 2) packing and ship.
#2 This instruction provides you with a basic outline of steps and the materials needed to ship a bike. It does not go into the details. Good if you want a quick outline. Instruction from BloomBikeShop
#3 This instruction provides more detailed steps without unnecessary wordiness. An Ehow Tutorial
#4 This instruction seems to be geared towards a younger audience. It gets into a little more detail than the above but is also more wordy. They do provide some cute drawings. Instruction from Tutorials.com
#5 This instructional is very bare bones but we include it because it stresses guarding against dim weight restrictions by obtaining the proper sized used bike box from a bike shop.This author also recommends obtaining a used box and cutting it if it is too big. We recommend just going out and getting smaller box. A WikiHow Instruction
#6 We include this instruction because it describes a very nice and probably expensive case that can be obtained in order to ship a bike for frequent travelers. It also has a nice section at the end on picking a shipper, what day during the week to ship package and what service to use. Instruction from Tr-County Bike Association
#7 This instruction describes one person’s experience trying to ship a bike to the US from Canada. Unless you are doing the same this may not be of interest to you. Instruction from TravelWriter
#8 In this instruction the author goes through his experience shipping a bike. This is good if you want to read about other people’s experience. Instruction from “hookllk”
#9 This is a ready made forum on shipping a bike. Here you can ask specific questions from bike shipping experts. Instruction from ROAD BIKE REVIEW
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Liquid blood is biological product and must be designated either an infectious specimen or a diagnostic specimen. According to the Department of Transportation guidelines in either case it has to be packed by a trained person. If the specimen lacks risk group 2-4 pathogens it then it is considered a risk group 1 specimen, or a diagnostic specimen, and the shipping of diagnostic specimens are governed by the following three regulating bodies:
Shipping your dogs and puppies
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